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The Old Account Was Settled

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The Old Account Was Settled

In the key of

G
 

Intro

|G • • •|G • • •|C • • •|G • • •|

G • G/B C|G/D • D7 •|G • C •|G D Em D/F#|

VS1

  G Am
There was a time on earth, when in the book of Heav'n  
G/B C G A7 D C G/B
An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiv'n;
Am G Am
My name was at the top and many things below,  
G/B C G G/D D7 G
I went unto the keeper, and settled long ago.

CH1

D/F# Em D7 G C G
Long a - go(down on my knees), Long ago(I settled it all),
  G D
Yes, the old account was settled long ago(Hallelujah!);
  G Am G/B C G
And the record's clear today, for He washed my sins away,
  D7 G C G
When the old account was settled long ago  

Inter

|G • • •|G • • •|C • • •|G • • •|

G • G/B C|G/D • D7 •|G • C •|G D Em D/F#|

VS2

  G Am
The old account was large, and growing every day,  
G/B C G A7 D C G/B
For I was always sinning, and never tried to pay;
Am G Am
But when I looked ahead, and saw such pain and woe,  
G/B C G G/D D7 G
I said that i would settle, I settled long ago.

CH2

D/F# Em D7 G C G
Long a - go(down on my knees), Long ago(I settled it all),
  G D
Yes, the old account was settled long ago(Hallelujah!);
  G Am G/B C G
And the record's clear today, for He washed my sins away,
  D7 G C G
When the old account was settled long ago  

Inter

|G • • •|G • • •|C • • •|G • • •|

G • G/B C|G/D • D7 •|G • C •|G D Em D/F#|

VS3

  G Am
Oh sinner, trust the Lord, be cleansed of all your sin,  
G/B C G A7 D C G/B
For thus He hath provided for you to enter in;
Am G Am
And then if you should live a hundred years below,  
G/B C G G/B D7 G
Up there you'll not regret it, you settled long ago.

CH3

D/F# Em D7 G C G
Long a - go(down on my knees), Long ago(I settled it all),
  G D
Yes, the old account was settled long ago(Hallelujah!);
  G Am G/B C G
And the record's clear today, for He washed my sins away,
  D7 G
When the old account was settled long ago

Tag

  G Am G/B C G
And the records here today, for He washed my sins away,
  D7 C • • •|C • • •|Cm • • •|Cm -cut|
When the old account was settled long ago
  G • • •|G• • •|G cut|G -cut• < G > •|
Long ago

Note: Transpose up for sharps and down for flats.

Lyrics and chords to the southern gospel hymn and song “The Old Account Was Settled”